Aircraft wings



Nov. 28, 1933. GEBHERT 1,936,786

F11ed Apr1 17, 1931 ATTORNEY p1 aneS Another feature of the invention resideS in the proviSion of air pocketS as at 26 and 27 in the under sides of the WingS. TheSe pocketS are foTmed by pTeSSing the WaJ1 upwardly into the gaS Space, aS Shown iI1 1=,ig. 3, to an extent Sufoient that the pocketS vvi11 be n1atefia1y eective in catching and holding the aif, The pooket 26, oloseSt to the fuSelage, iS of oblong shape and extendS in ar dffeotion 1engthse of the plane, fvhile the pooket 27 iS oifc11laf and is1ocated near the ol1ter end of the vVing. AI1 openjng 30 iS pro vided thTough the bottoIn of the pooket 26 11p through the v ing for an outlet or outflow of pocketed aiT and this vvi11 pfevent the pocketed air froIn having a Tetafding iT1fiLlenoe eSpecially in rapid descent of the plane,

vvingS of thiS charaoter are eSpeoia11y deSifab1e fo1 gliding, either in motor driven of motorless The ng addS nlatefially to the sofety and stability of the p1ane in f1ight and by Teason of fts buoyancy fequifes lesS powef to prope1 the plane and nlakes poSSible ffyfng at lovv speed. It is intended also to provide the gas ohaInber of each vving v7ith a felief valve 31 Which oan be opened When this iS deSired to diScharge gaS from the chaInber, eithe to 9void over pfeSSure of to deoreaSe the buoyancy.

In flying, the effect of the position of the fuSe loge beloW the level of the Wings by Teason of the Substantfally hoTizonfal poSition,

downWard corvatufe of the inner end poftions, is to add to the stabflity of the plane, ovefooming latefa1 tilting ond Inaking it easier to II1ai1tain tho p1ane in an even flight. A better balance iS in SuTed and it is dificult to fly otherwise than in proper hofizontal poSition.

t is to be underStood that the nnnof detaHS of oonstruotion fI1ight be altered without depart ing ffon1 the spiIft of the fnvention, and fof this Teason do not Wish the c1aim to be 1in1ited only to detailS shovvn, b11t to be given an intefpretation con1fnenSurate with the Soope of the invention.

- Iaving thuS desofibed nly invention, vhat olaiIn as neW thereh1, and desire to Seoure by LetteTS Ptent iS In an aif lane, or the like, a aiT of su o1ting 4 wingS having attachfng IneanS vvhefeby they afe held in 9 direotion 1ater11y of the plane, Said wings being exbended upvvardly fTofn the body of the plane, then ourved gfadually outwofd t() a Said Wings hving Spaloed apaft upper and 1ovver Wa11 surfaoes, an intefn1ediote g aS enclosing chan1ber, the under vvalls of the ingS being fofIned vrith upWardly depfeSSed air pocketS, an inflating valve in one of the pockets of eaoh Wing, and an open ing leading ffom the base of the other pocket up Wardly-thfough the Wing. 

